Candace Allen House

Candace Allen House

Candace Allen House 2012 front view
Location 12 Benevolent Street,
Providence, Rhode Island
Coordinates 41°49′29.4024″N 71°24′15.3792″W / 41.824834000°N 71.404272000°W / 41.824834000; -71.404272000Coordinates: 41°49′29.4024″N 71°24′15.3792″W / 41.824834000°N 71.404272000°W / 41.824834000; -71.404272000
Built 1818
Architect John Holden Greene
Architectural style Federal
Part of College Hill Historic District (#70000019)
NRHP Reference # 73000062[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP April 11, 1973
Designated NHLDCP November 10, 1970

The Candace Allen House is a historic house located at 12 Benevolent Street in the College Hill neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island.

The Federal style house was built in 1818-1820 by local architect John Holden Greene and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. It is a brick two-story building with a hip roof topped by a small monitor section. It is five bays wide, with a center entry sheltered by a portico supported by Corinthian columns, and an elliptical window above. The interior follows a typical central-hall plan, and has elaborate interior detail including marble mantels, a U-shape stairway, ceiling cornices, undercut moldings, and walnut doors with silver hardware.[2]

Candace Allen was the older sister of Zachariah Allen, a prominent Providence mill-owner and inventor. Her fiance was killed in the War of 1812, and she did not ever marry.[3] The house was, as of its 1973 National Register listing, still in the hands of the Allen family.[4]

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References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Allen, Candace, House (RI-169), supplemental material" (PDF). Historic American Buildings Survey. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress.
  3. ↑ Woodward, William McKenzie (2003). PPS/AIAri Guide to Providence Architecture. Providence, R.I.: Providence Preservation Society. ISBN 097428470X.
  4. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Candace Allen House" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-10-07.
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